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D.social
3.Themaindifferencebetweenpersonalandnonpersonalsettingsisin____.
A.themanneroflanguageuse
B.thetopicandcontentofspeech
C.theinteractionsbetweenspeakerandaudience
D.therelationshipbetweenspeakerandaudience
4.Infictionalsettings,speakers____.
A.hidetheirrealintentions
B.voiceothers’intentions
C.playdoublerolesonandoffstage
D.onlyimitateotherpeopleinlife
5.Comparedwithothertypesofsettings,themainfeatureofprivatesettingis____.
A.theabsenceofspontaneity
B.thepresenceofindividualactions
C.thelackofrealintentions
D.theabsenceofaudience
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
Questions6to10arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven75secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.WhatwaseducationlikeinProfessorWang’sdays?
A.Studentsworkedveryhard.
B.Studentsfelttheyneededaseconddegree.
C.Educationwasnotcareeroriented.
D.Thereweremanyspecializedsubjects.
7.AccordingtoProfessorWang,whatisthepurposeofthepresentdayeducation?
A.Toturnoutanadequatenumberofeliteforthesociety.
B.Topreparestudentsfortheirfuturecareer.
C.Toofferpracticalandutilitariancoursesineachprogramme.
D.Tosetupasmanytechnicalinstitutionsaspossible.
8.InProfessorWang’sopinion,technicalskills____.
A.requiregoodeducation
B.aresecondarytoeducation
C.don’tcallforgoodeducation
D.don’tconflictwitheducation
9.WhatdoesProfessorWangsuggesttocopewiththesituationcausedbyincreasingnumbersoffeepayingstudents?
A.Shiftingfromoneprogrammetoanother.
B.Workingoutwaystoreducestudentnumber.
C.Emphasizingbetterqualityofeducation.
D.Settingupstricterexaminationstandards.
10.FutureeducationneedstoproducegraduatesofallthefollowingcategoriesEXCEPT____.
A.thosewhocanadapttodifferentprofessions
B.thosewhohaveahighflexibilityofmind
C.thosewhoarethinkers,historiansandphilosophers
D.thosewhopossessonlyhighlyspecializedskills
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,
youwillbegiven45secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
11.Whichofthefollowingregionsintheworldwillwitnessthesharpestdropinlifeexpectancy?
A.LatinAmerica.
B.SubSaharanAfrica.
C.Asia.
D.TheCaribbean.
12.Accordingtothenews,whichcountrywillexperiencesmalllifeexpectancydrop?
A.Burma.
B.Botswana.
C.Cambodia.
D.Thailand.
13.Thecountriesthatarepredictedtoexperiencenegativepopulationgrowtharemainlyin____
A.Asia.
B.Africa.
C.LatinAmerica.
Questions14and15arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven30secondstoanswerthequestions.
14.ThetradedisputebetweentheEuropeanUnionandtheUSwascausedby____.
A.USrefusaltoacceptarbitrationbyWTO
B.USimposingtariffsonEuropeansteel
C.USrefusaltopaycompensationtoEU
D.USrefusaltolowerimportdutiesonEUproducts
15.WhowillbeconsultedfirstbeforetheEUlistissubmittedtoWTO?
A.EUmemberstates.
B.TheUnitedStates.
C.WTO.
D.Thesteelcorporations.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearaminilecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompletea15minutegapfillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEaftertheminilecture.Usetheblanksheetfornotetaking.
ConversationSkills
Peoplewhousuallymakeusfeelcomfortableinconversationsaregoodtalkers.Andtheyhavesomethingincommon,i.e.skillstoputpeopleatease.
1.Skilltoaskquestion
1)beawareofthehumannature:
readinesstoanswerother’squestionsregardlessof
(1)____
2)startaconversationwithsomepersonalbutunharmfull
questionsaboutone’s
(2)____job
questionsaboutone’sactivitiesinthe(3)____
3)beabletospotsignalsforfurthertalk
2.Skillto(4)____foranswers
1)don’tshiftfromsubjecttosubject
—stickingtothesamesubject:
signsof(5)____inconversation
2)listento(6)____ofvoice
—Ifpeoplesoundunenthusiastic,thenchangesubject.
3)useeyesandears
—steadyyourgazewhilelistening
3.Skilltolaugh
Effectsoflaughter:
—easepeople’s(7)____
—helpstart(8)____
4.Skilltopart
1)importance:
openuppossibilitiesforfuturefriendshipor
contact
2)ways:
—men:
asmile,a(9)____
—women:
sameas(10)____now
—howtoexpresspleasureinmeetingsomeone.
PartⅡProofreadingandErrorCorrection(15min)
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(1)an
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsan[ZZ(Z]exhibition[ZZ)],itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTWOasinstructed.
Oneofthemostimportantnon-legislativefunctionsoftheU.SCongress
isthepowertoinvestigate.Thispowerisusuallydelegatedtocommittees-either
standingcommittees,specialcommitteessetforaspecific
(1)____
purpose,orjointcommitteesconsistedofmembersofbothhouses.
(2)____
Investigationsareheldtogatherinformationontheneedfor
futurelegislation,totesttheeffectivenessoflawsalreadypassed,
toinquireintothequalificationsandperformanceofmembersand
officialsoftheotherbranches,andinrareoccasions,tolaythe(3)____
groundworkforimpeachmentproceedings.Frequently,committees
relyoutsideexpertstoassistinconductinginvestigativehearings(4)____
andtomakeoutdetailedstudiesofissues.(5)____
Thereareimportantcorollariestotheinvestigativepower.One
isthepowertopublicizeinvestigationsanditsresults.Most(6)____
committeehearingsareopentopublicandarereported(7)____
widelyinthemassmedia.Congressionalinvestigations
neverthelessrepresentoneimportanttoolavailabletolawmakers(8)____
toinformthecitizenryandtoarousepublicinterestsinnationalissues.
(9)____
Congressionalcommitteesalsohavethepowertocompel
testimonyfromunwillingwitnesses,andtociteforcontempt
ofCongresswitnesseswhorefusetotestifyandforperjury
thesewhogivefalsetestimony.(10)____
PartⅢReadingComprehension(30min)
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiplechoicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:
theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:
theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto“promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations”.ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember’smidtermelections.
Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountries.Butmostfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowjustenoughforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThosewhotryexportingtotheWestfindtheirgoodswhackedwithhugetariffsorcompetingagainstcheapersubsidizedgoods.In1999theUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopmentconcludedthatforeachdollardevelopingcountriesreceiveinaidtheyloseupto$14justbecauseoftradebarriersimposedontheexportoftheirmanufacturedgoods.It’snotasifthedevelopingworldwantsanyfavours,saysGeraldSsendwula,Uganda’sMinisterofFinance.“Whatwewantisfortherichcountriestoletuscompete.”
AgricultureisoneofthefewareasinwhichtheThirdWorldcancompete.Landandlabourarecheap,andasfarmingmethodsdevelop,newtechnologiesshouldimproveoutput.Thisisnopieintheskyspeculation.ThebiggestsuccessinKenya’secon